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UCmeNdc

(9,655 posts) Tue Jul 15, 2014, 05:38 AM Jul 2014

Conservative Groups Move To Kill GOP's Highway Trust Fund Bill, But Republicans Aren't Nervous

WASHINGTON -- The last likely opportunity for Congress to avoid completely draining the nation’s highway budget will present itself on Tuesday afternoon.

Though a Republican proposal to temporarily extend the Highway Trust Fund gained notable opposition Monday from two powerful conservative groups, leaders from both parties expressed optimism that the extension would pass.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/14/highway-trust-fund-dave-camp_n_5586360.html

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Conservative Groups Move To Kill GOP's Highway Trust Fund Bill, But Republicans Aren't Nervous (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jul 2014 OP

If they don't do something soon... Historic NY Jul 2014 #1

The Republican/Tea Party utopia = Afghanistan blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #2

So, did it pass? Hoppy Jul 2014 #3

Selfish Conservative Fucks Think Blue Idaho Jul 2014 #4

I THINK IT IS TIME WE TAKE TO THE STREETS. Million people march. We are mad as hell. trueblue2007 Jul 2014 #5

Nobody wants to say the obvious, the opposition are "enemies of the state", and would gladly.... dmosh42 Jul 2014 #6

Republicans don't seem to care about American jobs or our infrastructure. Sunlei Jul 2014 #7

Historic NY

(40,135 posts)

1. If they don't do something soon...

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 05:54 AM

Jul 2014

projects in the works, projects nearing completion will grind to a halt as the payments stop.

blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

2. The Republican/Tea Party utopia = Afghanistan

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 02:57 PM

Jul 2014

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)

3. So, did it pass?

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 07:34 PM

Jul 2014

Blue Idaho

(5,500 posts)

4. Selfish Conservative Fucks Think

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2014, 08:09 PM

Jul 2014

They can just pull up their drawbridges and let America turn into a third world country. Well - unless they happen to have a self contained fully functioning hospital, a self sustaining farm, and a power plant they are in for a rude surprise.

trueblue2007

(19,326 posts)

5. I THINK IT IS TIME WE TAKE TO THE STREETS. Million people march. We are mad as hell.

Reply to Blue Idaho (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 03:54 AM

Jul 2014

All I can say is JOBS, JOBS, JOBS...

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dmosh42

(2,217 posts)

6. Nobody wants to say the obvious, the opposition are "enemies of the state", and would gladly....

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 11:57 AM

Jul 2014

shut this country down. Many are the confederacy risen again, so they accept nothing that is for the good of country.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

7. Republicans don't seem to care about American jobs or our infrastructure.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2014, 02:18 PM

Jul 2014

yet they will spend a lot of money on their 5 months of paid vacation, their designer clothing, face lifts, spray tans and jet transportation (paid for by Americans)

Worse Congress in history! America would be MUCH better off if republican positions were left vacant.

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